Thursday, 8 June 2017

Barca hit PSG for six in historic late fightback

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Barcelona: Sergi Roberto scored in the fifth moment of stoppage time as Barcelona topped a hair-raising Champions League fightback to whip Paris Saint-Germain 6-1 and achieve the quarter-finals on Wednesday.

"I tossed myself at it with everything," Roberto revealed to BeIN Sports Spain as his outstretched leg turned home Neymar's cross.

In spite of Luis Suarez's initial opener, a Layvin Kurzawa claim objective and Lionel Messi's punishment, Barca, who lost the main leg 4-0, looked dejected when Edison Cavani volleyed home what appeared to be the indispensable away objective for PSG.

Be that as it may, Neymar reestablished Barca's conviction as he right off the bat terminated home a breathtaking free-kick two minutes from time and afterward changed over from the punishment spot.

Furthermore, Roberto topped the greatest rebound in Champions League history when he extended to turn home Neymar's dinked cross to the joy of an almost 100,000 at a shaking Camp Nou, making the score 6-5 on total.

"It is a troublesome night to clarify with words," said active Barca supervisor Luis Enrique.

"It was a blood and guts film, not a dramatization, with a Camp Nou that I have seen not very many circumstances as a player or mentor.

"What characterizes this triumph is the confidence that the players and fans had."

PSG mentor Unai Emery acknowledged his side lost their levelheadedness in the end organizes as he endured a twelfth thrashing in the same number of visits to the Camp Nou.

"Actually we have given an immense open door a chance to escape and we know about that," said Emery.

"Over the most recent two minutes we lost all that we had recouped in the second-half. Barcelona are equipped for this in their stadium. Over the most recent couple of minutes they played win big or bust and they have beaten us."

Barca likewise enter the record books by achieving the quarter-finals for a tenth straight season.

PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi was limit in his rundown.

"It's a bad dream for everybody. Three objectives in seven minutes is extremely troublesome. Everyone is disturbed yet now is not an opportunity to discuss it."

Enrique cautioned the French champions on Tuesday that his side were equipped for scoring six and they required the full 95 minutes to draw of a wonder restoration.

No side had ever returned from a 4-0 first leg shortage in the Champions League, however after much pre-coordinate buildup of a noteworthy turnaround, Barca genuinely accepted when Suarez opened the scoring after only three minutes.

The PSG barrier was stationary as Marquinhos headed Rafinha's cross high into the air and Suarez nipped in front of the fluttering goalkeeper Kevin Trapp to gesture in spite of Thomas Meunier's earnest attempts to tidy up the line.

- Shambolic guarding -

Barca's expectations were additionally raised five minutes before the break on account of more shambolic PSG shielding.

Andres Iniesta achieved Suarez's cheerful through ball and his backheel incited Kurzawa into shanking the ball into his own particular net on his weaker right foot.

The second time frame began similarly as the primary finished as Barca edged nearer to the history books when Neymar was cut by the inclined Meunier and, after interview with one of his colleagues, German ref Deniz Aytekin indicated the spot.

Messi committed no error with the punishment to rifle home his eleventh Champions League objective of the season.

Just when 3-0 down did PSG start to turn out looking for the urgent away objective and were remunerated soon after the hour check when Kurzawa presented appropriate reparations in light of his prior blunder by heading down a free-kick and Cavani associated sweetly on the volley to enroll his 38th and apparently most imperative objective of the season.

PSG were then to mourn to enormous missed possibilities by Cavani and Angel di Maria to put the tie totally past Barca.

Exactly when Barca looked depressed Neymar reestablished trust when he twisted home an astounding free-kick high into the top corner.

What's more, as the match entered stoppage time, Barca were granted a moment disputable punishment when Suarez tumbled under a test shape Marquinhos.

Neymar this time assumed liability to send Trapp the wrong way.

"This is the best amusement I have ever played. For what it implied, for what we encountered and in light of the fact that I am in extraordinary frame," Neymar revealed to BeIN Sports.

"I realize that we have left a mark on the world. A group like this can do anything."

What's more, the Brazilian likewise demonstrated a composed mind among a distraught last moment when he cut inside before chipping into the container for substitute Roberto to expand his correct leg sufficiently only to beat Trapp and leave PSG stunned.

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